That and a few modern tanks that are waiting for painting. Couple of LVTP7, T72, M1... I am sticking to the modern stuff. I don't want to go back to WWII stuff.

Whoa, what the...??? Dude, that's your obscene looking Ywing in your website??? Man, that's very nice! Why did I have to click on your website? Now, I am liking what I saw in there. Man, that M1A2 looks sick! Love it!

Hey, don't be shy and post them up here will ya? Damn, those are beautiful works you got inside there.

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Yeah - I really like the modern armor subjects too. Several good US MV's to choose from out there...

Thanks for the compliments on my website and works too! I have to finish my Y-Wing page, though. I built it and sold it so fast, I didn't get a chance to finish the page. Working on another to photo and complete it.

I really like my M1A2 Abrams SEP conversion - it was the first out there. A few other modelers asked me for plans and information from General Dynamics to build their own - and they took credit for it too (don't 'cha hate that!) - but I didn't give 'em everything. They missed several features of the production vehicle. I was working as an technical editor for Michael Green's book M1 Abrams at War during the time I modeled "BOOM STICK" and they (General Dynamics Land Systems) and the real vehicle's crew in Iraq made every effort for me to get to know that tank up-close. The Abrams Main Battle Tank is bitchin'!

I also like to call it my "Anti-Dragon" weapon - at that time I refused to let the information I worked so hard to get, get sent to Dragon Models' technical advisor assisting them with their own model kit and be used in their propaganda machine. I really hate that guy too - an arrogant SOB, and they snubbed me because of prior affiliation with AFV Club/Hobby Fan's owner and engineering team, in addition to his less-than-friendly relations with me personally.

So, I treated them like they treated me - and like to think the two+ year delay in bringing their kit to market was perhaps in a small way influenced by my 'A2 SEP conversion and them having to find and build their own resources. If there was ever a major manufacturer's business practice I despise - it would be Dragon Models.

Probably waaaay more than you wanted to know... ...didn't mean to rant!

I'll post more projects - I just didn't think anyone would really be interested in MV models on a Sci-Fi-related board.

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Yeah, that Ywing's smoking hot! Love the paintings/weatherings job on it! Post whatever pic you can on here and I really like that paint scheme too!

Gotta show that Xwing too! We, here love Xwings!

I am a fan of US and German tanks. I am huge on them before returning to SW modeling some 5 years ago.

I sure know about people out there taking your work/idea as their own. I think the worse bits is when they try to share with you back your ideas/work! LOL Been there, recieved that too and freaking hated it as hell!

Well, didn't know Dragon technical advisor to be such an asshole! I do have many of their tanks but the most tankies I met do not regconised anything built OOB and pointed me to several after market tank parts and bits.

To use a complete set for any single tank, those damn parts usually ended up costing 3-5 times more expensive than the model itself. That's where I slowly get turned off on military because seems like no stock kit is accurate enough. LOL

But you will have to bare with me because in time to come when I post my military kits. I have more Dragon than Tamiya or AFV Club... er... no, wrong, I have more Italeri than any of those. LOL

However, I will accurised whatever I can on each model. After all, time and effort has already been put in. I am glad to bump into you here coz I have several that I will need your advise on where to buy the after market parts. Been out of this for so long I don't know who is who anymore. LOL

Well, one thing for sure is. Sci-fi models like we are used to today are derivative from military models. Also, speaking for myself. I just love to see very well painted/weathered model irregardless of the genre.